Reading Time: 8 minutesA lot of Muslims say – It is useless to debate who is the deserving successor of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.a.) or the differences between the companions of the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) because these points and events have been well preserved in the annals of history and reviving them serves no particular objective. Moreover, they claim that […]
Reading Time: 11 minutesQualifications of the Position If there exists a vacancy for a post in any college or university, then it is not just the position which is called out but its qualifications and criteria are also specified. If the vacancy is in the Department of History, then experts of the subject and those who have completed […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesWilayat in Hadith-e-Ghadeer from the viewpoint of poets and litterateurs is an ongoing topic from the previous editions and we delve on it further with more proofs to support our point. Some points need reiterating: Based on the traditions of the Holy Imams (a.s.) and the Shia scholars, the meaning of ‘Maula’ which the Arabs […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesContd from part I …… Return of Idol-Worship in Islam The famous historian from India, Sayed Amir Ali writes, ‘The reign and manner of the caliphs of Bani Umayyah not only overturned the principles of caliphate but also rocked the very foundation of Islam.(Mukhtasar Tareekh-e-Arab wa Tamuddun Islamiyyah, p. 63) In another place he writes, […]
Reading Time: 9 minutesIt is an enormous obligation of Allah upon us that He sent us in this world as humans. Then He obliged us by making us the followers of the religion with which He is satisfied i.e. the religion of Islam. Finally, He bestowed upon us the greatest bounty viz. love and wilaayat of Ahle Bait […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesIt is an undeniable fact that in the entire history of humanity, right from the early days of Islam till date, no sect has faced and endured as many sufferings, sorrows, pains and afflictions as the adherents (Shias) of the progeny of Muhammad (s.a.w.a.). All these problems are solely due to their obsessive love for […]
Reading Time: 8 minutesA lot of Muslims say – It is useless to debate who is the deserving successor of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.a.) or the differences between the companions of the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) because these points and events have been well preserved in the annals of history and reviving them serves no particular objective. Moreover, they claim that […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesNasir al-Deen Albaani is counted among the prominent Salafi scholars of the present era. He has authored numerous books. He was deeply concerned with the prevalence of weak and unreliable traditions. To filter the unreliable narrations, he compiled an encyclopedia of traditions called ‘Silsilah al-Ahaadeeth al-Saheehah’. According to him, all traditions mentioned therein are reliable. […]